EXCLUSIVE: The untold story of the sex abuse allegations at a £9,857-a-year private school in Hertfordshire

A controversial private school was subject to allegations of sexual abuse going back more than a decade - and the scale of the problem may have been even greater.

Rudolf Steiner School Kings Langley (RSSKL), which charged up to £9,857 per year, was forced to close last year, following a series of problems with safeguarding students, leadership, finances, and insurance.

But with a new school expected to open later this year, understood to be run along the same lines and on the same grounds, the Gazette can exclusively reveal that a report has found:

Numerous accusations of sexual misconduct by staff against students were reported over the last 15 years;